FNUS74 KEPZ 131453
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR IMG PILE...BIA MESCALERO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
853 AM MDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER HIGH IS CURRENTLY OVERHEAD WHICH IS KEEPING UPPER LEVEL WINDS
VERY LIGHT AND KEEPING SMOKE DISPERSION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
POOR. DECENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR A DAILY
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE
AS STORMS MOVE VERY SLOWLY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE 40 PERCENT WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE UNDER 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...B LA C HARRINGTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130813.IMGPI.01/EPZ